Comments on: Ashes to Ashes won’t suddenly kick off ’80s revival

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:51:16 +0000

Chris, excellent points, and Nat: I think you are right!
Right now we are laughing a lot at the 1980s’ look but this will pass. For some reason the 1970s are thought of as more stylish right now (due to societal parallels) but in the ’80s and ’90s we couldn’t bear the thought of that decade!
Nat, any thoughts on how the ’00s will be remembered?

By: Nat

Nat — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:33:14 +0000

By the year 2024 people will be going mad for the noughties

By: Chris Barrett

Chris Barrett — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:41:56 +0000

The 1950s look was rampant in the 1970s, with the Fonz, Grease, Oh Boy! revived, etc. I was a 1950s teddy boy in the 1970s and there were lots of us about.

Indeed, I have a newspaper article from 1970 about the blossoming 50s revival. The 70s had fabulous revivals – including 1930s platforms, and late 1960s flares clung on and on.

The “Studio 54″ look? Never saw much of that in the UK.

By: Lucire: Insider» 1982 will be different as Ashes to Ashes’ next series begins

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:09:45 +0000

[...] been patiently waiting for news of Ashes to Ashes’ second series for quite some time. This time last year, we had already talked about the series, the ’80s and the decade’s inﬂuence on fashion. [...]

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:39:24 +0000

That is true, Peter—it’s basically what I said in the post but you raise a good point about video games and music. I think it’s been going on since 1990!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:17:50 +0000

It won’t kick off a revival because the 80s revival has been going for a decade already. Look at video games and listen to music. Just like during the 90s, the 70s were so cool.

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:37:33 +0000

Fair enough, Poetryman69. What was funny was that 10 years ago we thought the ’70s were ghastly. Now that dislike has shifted to the ’80s. It is probably a human thing to dislike fashions of 20 years ago.

By: poetryman69

poetryman69 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:04:47 +0000

visions of the the 1980s. I think I’ll pass

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:38:01 +0000

Only a few more minutes to go. I’ve been pretty psyched up about it, too. I’ve had a few concerns about the era and whether it would be so self-aware that it winds up being a parody of Life on Mars but the reports from those who are in it say that it has a distinct, unique direction. I look forward to it and: never argue with the Gene Genie!

By: Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:10:48 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this ever since it was announced. I can’t wait to see how Gene is without Sam Tyler’s influence